single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
nightlife districts; drinking districts
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
holy city; city developed around a church, temple, shrine, etc. (e.g. Ise, Mecca, Vatican)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
historic; historical; traditional
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
trivia; snippet of knowledge
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted